I have ten-ish week old pullets and NONE are what I thought they were 🙃 here is one that was supposed to be an olive egger...I'm going to say a wyandotte
Its ages is an est. of ten weeks. Is it a Plymouth Barred Rock? Is it a cockerel? Do barred rock cockerels grow spurs? If it is a cockerel, should I remove it ASAP? I have a mixed breed flock with one other PBR and about to fully merge this one into my existing flock of 6. The one on the box is...
I have a three week old chick that was walking, running normally and within three days loose the ability to stand. No other symptoms. She lays with her legs to the side and I can tell it in pain/not comfortable. Is it prolonging the inevitable by trying to help this one. I have tried vitamin...
I am new to raising chicks and I have a problem with one of my chicks that I cannot find any helpful information on. She is a 3 weekish old Cream Legbar. She has always been smaller than the rest of the chicks but held her own and had zero issues with mobility...until, yesterday. She will loose...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
This is my first year raising chickens. I received my first flock of 6 in April 2023 and recently acquired 8 more August 2023.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
14
(3) What breeds do you have?
Smokey Pearls,Isa Browns...
I have a 3wk-ish Cream Legbar that is falling over when she is preening her back end. The best way to describe is she looks top heavy and falls over. She is getting lethargic but is still drinking some; haven't seen her eat but her food is disturbed when I check on her. She does run around and...